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Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Communicating meaning in French

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interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Communicating meaning in French in Years 7 and 8.

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initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to others

AC9LF8C02

collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving to plan projects and events

AC9LF8C04

interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in French language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts

AC9LF8C05

create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, features and conventions appropriate to text type and context

AC9LF8EC01

interact with others using modelled language to exchange information in familiar contexts about self and personal world

AC9LF8EC02

develop language to interact in exchanges, routines, tasks and responsibilities related to classroom and interests

AC9LF8EC03

engage in modelled non-verbal, spoken and written exchanges with peers to organise activities relating to daily life and school environment

AC9LF8EC04

locate and process information and ideas in familiar spoken, written and multimodal texts, responding in ways appropriate to cultural context, purpose and audience

AC9LF8EC05

develop and begin to apply strategies to interpret, translate and convey meaning in French in familiar contexts

AC9LF8EC06

create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts using appropriate vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, and some textual conventions

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9LF8C03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

  1. Years 5 and 6AC9LF6C01initiate and sustain modelled exchanges in familiar contexts related to students’ personal world and school environment
  2. Years 5 and 6AC9LF6C02participate in activities that involve planning and negotiating with others, using language that expresses information, preferences and ideas
  3. Years 5 and 6AC9LF6C03locate and process information and ideas in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond in different ways to suit purpose
  4. Years 5 and 6AC9LF6C04apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in French language in familiar non-verbal, spoken and written cultural contexts
  5. Years 5 and 6AC9LF6C05create and present a range of informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using a variety of modelled sentence structures to sequence information and ideas, and conventions appropriate to text type
  6. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10C01initiate, sustain and extend exchanges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts related to students’ own and others’ experiences of the world, adjusting their language in response to others
  7. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10C02contribute to discussions that involve diverse views to negotiate outcomes, address issues and compare experiences
  8. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10C03evaluate and synthesise information, ideas and perspectives in a broad range of spoken, written and multimodal texts and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
  9. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10C04interpret and translate non-verbal, spoken and written interactions and texts to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  10. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10C05create and present informative and imaginative texts for diverse contexts and purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and a range of features and conventions to engage different audiences
  11. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC01initiate and sustain interactions in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts to exchange ideas, experiences and opinions about their own and others’ personal world
  12. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC02use French language in exchanges to question, offer opinions and compare and discuss ideas
  13. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC03use non-verbal, spoken and written exchanges to discuss, plan and reflect on activities, events and experiences with peers
  14. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC04interpret information, ideas and perspectives in a wide range of spoken, written and multimodal texts and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
  15. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC05apply strategies to interpret and translate non-verbal, spoken and written interactions and texts to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  16. Years 9 and 10AC9LF10EC06create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and textual conventions for familiar and some unfamiliar contexts and purposes, to engage different audiences

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